Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: confound
IPA transcription: [kənf'aʊnd]
Pronunciations of confound
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
    Meaning: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
Usage examples
  • "Confound it!
  • "Confound him!
  • Confound it all!
  • "Confound such careless work!
  • "Confound it, it's foolish, Tom."
  • Confound you, speak more plainly."
  • "Confound my mother!" yelled the man.
  • Let us not confound loudness with emphasis.
  • "Confound his impudence!" growled Ransford.
  • "Confound you!" said I, and gripped my pistol.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Saint Peter, License CC BY-SA 4.0